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Preferred term

Spindle-whorls  

Definition

  • Small flywheels on hand-held spindles, or on the spindle of a spinning wheel; early versions composed of a perforated disk of clay, stone, wood or other material, and gave momentum and steadiness to the rotating spindle

Entry terms

  • SPINDLE WHARVES
  • SPINDLE WHORLS
  • SPINNING STONES
  • STONES, SPINNING
  • Wharves, spindle
  • Whorls, spindle

Notation

  • 112039

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-B99W28KR-G

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